As Irish rugby fans went to sleep last night, little did they believe that by morning there would be a truly epic result waiting for them after Ireland beat the world champions, the Black Ferns, in the opening round of WXV1 2024.
The 26-year-old former classroom assistant, who featured for the province’s age-grade teams, had been playing in the English Championship since 2020, initially at Bedford and then last season at Doncaster Knights.
The Belfast-based province have endured a rollercoaster season and shoud reach the play-offs if they can topple mighty Leinster
The Belfast-based province have endured a rollercoaster season and shoud reach the play-offs if they can topple mighty Leinster
When 2027 happens, I have no doubt that I will sit back and think, 'We've helped pave the way for that', because that's going to be really important; we have a part of that history.
They might not be dishing out the giant bags of crisps anymore, but this thing never fails to entertain - so grab yourselves some popcorn, and settle on in.
England are streets ahead of their Celtic cousins and that is hurting the credibility of the Six Nations, but they are desperately trying to close the gap
Tuesday morning was a sharp reminder of the pitfalls of Gallagher Premiership rugby, Bath announcing an hour before they unveiled Finn Russell as a new signing for 2023/24 that their recent recruit, Billy Searle of Worcester, had exited the club.
England international Ted Hill has tweeted his thanks to Worcester on what he described as an unbelievably sad day for the suspended Gallagher Premiership club. The Warriors came before an Insolvency and Companies Court hearing on Wednesday.
A company which holds Worcester Warriors rugby club player contracts has been wound up by a judge in a specialist court. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is pursuing the Warriors for unpaid tax in the region of £6million.